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them could only cover their retreat and stop
the Confederate pursuit.
1t was Hoods and McLaws Texan brigades,
of Writings division, that at last broke Fitz
John Porter's line. The regular and zouave
regiments did not break.
In the fight of Gaines Mill two regiments,
one of New Jersey, the other of Pennsylvania,
were surrounded and taken prisoners. With
thcm was Brig. Gen. Reynolds.
Under the protection of Meaghers and
Frcnchs brigades Porter's whole corps, what
was left of it, retreated to the south bank of
the Chckahominy. Some of his artillery
was left behind
Thus one corps and division of McClel-
lan's army was made to fight more than two
thirds of the whole Confederate army around
Richmond. In this bloody battle Porters
corps lost 5000 men, killed, wounded and
prisoners; the Confcderates, $500.
Morning found Fitz John Porter's corps
across the river, and the bridges destroyed
behind it. Stoneman's and Emory's cavalry,
cut off from the rest of the corps, escaped by
the way of White House and Yorktown, and
went down the York river and up the James
and rcjoined the army of the Potomac.
During the Peninsula campaign the French
princes, the Due de Charities and the Comte
American warfare They served as aides on
McClellan's staff, with the rank of captain,
| fror September, 1851, to the close of the
seven days fighting. They We're the grand
sons of King Louis Philippe, and We're the
| same two princes that have been recently ex-
| lied by the French government With their
uncle, the Prince de Joinville, they followed
the fortunes of the army of the Potomac
They were brave, dashng ycsng fellows
| then, full of fun and merriment. They kept
up their own establishment, with their uncle,
who was very deaf. Some of McClellan's
happiest hours were passed in their tent, in
those weary days.
At midnight after the disaster at Gaines
| Mill Mcclellan sat in his tent and wrote to
Secretary Stanton a dispatch, the like of
which was never sent by soldier to his SUI
pcriors before IF | save this army now,
tell you plainly that | owe no thanks to you
or to any other persons in Washington. You
have done your sbest to sacrifice this army"
Then he announced to his officers his intention
to begin his march south to the James. At
daybrcak he was at Savage station on the
| York and Richmond railroad, breaking camp
and preparing for the journey TO the James.
BY noon that day, June 2S, keyes' division
had crossed White Oak swamp and taken po
sition on the other side of it to guard the pas
sage of ammunition and provision trains.
Summers, Heintzelmans and part of Frank
| Inns corps were to remain on the Richmond
side of White Oak swamp, to cover the move
mcnt of retreat. 1t was well planned.
There was slight action on the morning
of the 2Sth. a heavy Confederate artillery
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column. Thus McCcan's army on the north
bank of the Chickahomny would be involved
front and rear, and could he cut to pieces.
But for the first time in his life Stonewall
jackson was late The two Hills and Long
street carried out their part of the pro-
gramme attacking the Federal front as it
faced south on the Chickahomny. Their
work was with the Federal left, Jackson's
with the right.
A. z. Hills advance had driven the Union
pckes back to the main line at EiIison's
Mill. There was time enough fo. the Fctlerals
to form in battle line. Hill and Longstreet
advanced i'll the teeth of n tremendous fire of
musketry and artillery from the heights
around Ellison's Mill. The firing came from
Gen. Seymour, who held the left. The Con-
federates had hoped to turn the Union flank
and cut the left to pieces. In the midst of
deadly fire they We're hurled back, and the
movement failed, and so the battle of Me-
chanicsvile ended. 1t had lasted from 3
o'clock in the afternoon till 0. McCall's men
were in the bloodiest of the contest. The Con
federates lost between 5000 and 1000, the
Federals about 400.
Next morning Mcclellan resolved to retreat
south and take up a position on the James. He
found for certain that Jackson was in his vicin-
ity with large force, and had only been de
tanned by some Federal sliirmishers at Tolo-
potomy creek, north of Mechanicsville.
Here some military critics declare Mcclellan
made another mistake The Coiaederates had
left Richmond protected only by $1,000 men
-Hugers and Magruder's divisions-on the
9th. After the Federal victory at Mechanics
vile if Mcclellan had unexpectedly and Wig
orously attacked Richmond. he could have
cut Lees army in two. Magruder, indeed, ex-
pected it. He wrote in his report: 81 passed
the night without sleep. Had Mcclellan
massed his whole force in column, and adj
vanced it against any point of our line of bat
tie, as was done at Austerlitz under similar
circumstances by the greatest captain of any
age, 81 4" the occupation of our works
about Richmond, and consequently the city,
might have been his reward"
| But Mcclellan did not do it. He began to
retreat to the James.
The second battle of the seven days fight
ing was that at Gaines Mill, or Cold Harbor
June 21.
| Mcclellan made ready for his right wing
to cross the Chickahominy. During the night
of the 26th the heavy guns and wagons were
sent across to the south bank. Porters corps
the Fifth, was drawn up at Gaines Mills, &
position several miles south of Mechanics
vile. This place was between Cold llarbol
and the Chickahominy.
The Confederates had not retreated An
other attack was to be made on Fitz JOIN
Porter's corps north of the Chckahominy
next day.
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the Fifth Federal TITZ JOHN PORTER 1SSD.
corps on the north side of the Chickahominy,
There We're $4,000 Union troops, while the
Coniederates, with the re-enforcements con-
stantly coming up, numbered not less than
So 900
The Federal troops engaged We're Sykes.
and Morell's divisions of three brigades each.
The fight of the 2ith is also sometimes called
the battle of Cold Harbor.
A L. Hill made an attack and then with
drew somewhat He kept up half fight for
two hours, waiting for Longstreet and Jack
son. About o'clock S1onewall Jackson ar
rived, and at once engaged in battle with all
his force. The Confederate forces in the
fight at Gaines Mills We're the divisions of
the two Hills, Longstreet, Branch, Ewell and
Whiting The battle roared and Numbered
from 2 o'clock till after sunset. Here was
some of the bloodiest fighting of the war
Mems lives were no more than flash of
powder.
Desperate efforts were made to break Por-
ter's line. Regiment after regiment of Con
federates We're rolled against it and recoilcd
under the deadly fire that met them. Yet
Others came, as though they sprang from the
ground. Ewell, from ID. II. Hills left, led
one advance. As he came upon the ground
his men met two regiments beaten backward
and flying.
"We're whipped, you can't do anything;
| they shouted to Ewell's men,"
'Get out of the way, we'll show YOU" an
| swered the new corners.
But even they could not break the line.
| They We're hard pressed, when suddenly 4 900
Georgians, under Lawton, rolled up to their
aid. "Hurrah for Georgia." shouted Ewell's
men.
Meantime, on the south side of the Chicka-
hominy, in the Federal camps, a scene was
passing which nobody afterward felt proud
Of Richmond was largely emptied of troops.
Across the Chickahominy, within call, were
the corps of Franklin, Sumner, Keyes,
Ieintzelman Porter, hard pressed, sent to
his commander for re-enforements. McClel-
lam thinking he had a great force in front OF
him, only sent one division, Socum's, of
Franklin's corps.
Magruder was practicing his Yorktown
trick of making a great noise and show
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in the Mexican war, and lost an arm while gal
lantly leading a charge July =, lSC2 at the close
Of McClellan's Peninsula campaign, he WAS pro
NOTED to a major generalship for gallantIy. lie
did not long live to enjoy his new honor however,
lie was killed at Chantilly, Va, Sept. /, two
months later.
There was fighting all along the line that
bloody Monday, June 80, Back at White Oak
Swamp bridge, on its south side, Gems. Smith,
Richardson and Maggie Were posted with their
commands and Ayres' and Hazards bat
teries. They had crossed White Oak Swamp
bridge and destroyed it behiul them. Jack
son came up IN hot pursuit, and there wa,
desperate fighting, Hazard was mortaly
wounded and kis battery cut to pieces, but
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Clellau desired re GEN, w. B. FRANKLIN.
endorsements, For the third time it was
promised that Mcdowell should join him. A
second time "Stonewall' jackson prevented
this by making feint in northern Virginia.
Mcclellan believed that Mcdowell did not
wish to join him as a subordinate, and was
irrtated thcreat He wrote Secretary STAN
ton: SIT ought to be distinctly understood
that Mcdowell and his troops are completely
under my control"
There never was good understanding be-
tween he commanding general and his SUI
periorS at Washington. Time passed on,
with storm and rain, the commanding gen.
eral eXecratng the weather, the authorities
at Washington and Gen. Mcdowell, the SOL
diers in the meantime standing waist deep in
mud and water building bridges and earth
works
June Is, the famous Confederate cavalry
commander, j. L. B. Stuart, made a brilliant
raid, circling quite around the army of the
Potomac. He dashed even into their base Of
supplies at White House, on the Pamunkey,
and carried off large number of horses and
prisoners 1t gave the Federal authorities an
uncomfortable shaking up in their minds.
June %, Mcclellan made a move forward
at Seven Pines There was a small fight at
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still Jack on wis held back whole day and
evening by the Federals.
still is the story told
How wen Iloratius kept the bridge

evening by the Federals.
still is the story told
How wen Iioratius kept the bridge
In the bray. days Of old.
During tlir night the Federal forces dropped
southwark still heading toward Malvern
Hill
The same day, in the afternoon, the hot
fight at Glendale came Off AT Willis church,
near the village, McCalls division was posted.
1t had suffered frightfully at Mechanicsville
and Gaines Mill, having been reduced from
10000 to 5000; but it was here again fighting
in the thcllest of the battle at Glendale.
Kearney's division was at the right of Mccall,
as they faced southwark Summers corps
was to the left of Mccall, with Hooker's
division on Summers left. Hooker and kear-
ney belonged to IIeintzelmans corps.
Longstreet had hoped to gain the intersec-
ton of the Long Bridge road before the Fed
erals could pass it. But he was too late.
Reyes and Porter's corps had already passed.
Heintzelman's and Summers men were at
Glendale with only Franklin in the rear at
White Oak bridge.
Longstreet finding so many Federals at
Glendale, was obliged to wait till Magruder
came up. Gen. Lee and jefferson Davis were
with Longstreet, waiting to see the battle
Gen. Couch took prominent part in the
first battle of Malvern Hill, which closed the
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zen DA'lu9 ~ IOCCh' OF the war. At tilen-
dale, June 30, the first and heaviest blow of the
Confederates fell with crushing force upon
Mccall Col Simmons met the attack bravely,
and drove the Confederates back into the woods.
Suddenly they turned, and pursued became pur-
suers. There was frightful slaughter, in which
Col. Simmons was MORALLY wounded Presently
the Confedcrates made a charge in wedge shape.
They came down upon Randols battery with
irresistible fury yelling like wild Indians Moth
ing could withstand them, with men swarming
under, over aud around the guns and cutting loose
the horses Gen. Kearney said afterward that artil
ery was out of the question. Finally Mccall $ line
broke, and he driven to the rear, losing some
of the guns. Kearney came to the rescue after
McCall's defeat. and formed two lines in the
woods The Confederates charged on the guns
three times during the afternoon, but were re-
pulsed each time Gen Mccall, in trying to
rally his men, about dusk, was taken prisoner. At
Richmond he saw one of his brigade generals,
Reynolds, captured at Gaines Mill. y.
Fresh troops coming from White Oak Swamp
toward evening finished the fight and drove the
Confederates back and with the darkness the
battle of Glendale ended. At another point in
the Federal line. Hunt artillery and Gen Sykes
troops repulsed a Confederate attack, at Malvern
Hill, making the third for that bloody June -.
Gen. Meade was dangerously wounded that day.
The Federal line of retreat had not been cut in
two, though it had been fearfully strained, and
that night and the next day the last of the
weary Union troops struggled into the new camp
at Malvern Hill,
But it not to rest. Tuesday, June 1, &C.
Cured
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at Gaines Mills,
facing the bridges
by which they
Were TO cross to-the
south side of the
Chi c k a h miny.
The guns which
had alreadycrossed
had been planted
on the other side
to face the bridges.
At . o'clock in
t h e a f t ernoon,
June 27, A. z. Hill
once more attacked
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fire forced Smiths
division to abandon
its position at Gold
mg'S farm and
move nearer Saw
age station. Lee be
lieved that McClel-
lon would throw his
whole force back
north of the Chick
"A no III my, after
leaving Game $ ;
Mill, III order to
save hite House
nd In. liza, - ,.,
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Franklin's corps
was moved across
to the right bank.
Fitz John Porter'S
corps was the only
one rem aiming
upon the left bank,
In his testimony
before the court of
inquiry on the Pen
insula campaign,
G Ell S Il M II e +
afterward said: II
was never in favor
of t b ose field
works. | TIL i n k
they have a ten
delcy to make the
men timid, and do
. l .l
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year before Rich
III on d fell, the
name of j. +. b.
Stuart occurs con-
stantly in encount-
ers with the army
o f V ir & i IL ia.
w h ere YER there
was opportunity
for swiftness and
daring there he
was found. May
II, 1864, this IA
nous cavalry man
was mortal lily
w gun d c d near
D;,l,,,onl in an
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The Federal Gen.
Burns and his men
fought desperately.
The battle occurred
on Sunday.
Next morning,
June 80, Stonewall
Jackson crossed the
Chickahominy and
followed i'll pursuit.
Magruder moved
to ward Malvern
He'll.
The third fight
that took place on
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gallant ami accom-
TlislAl Of American
soldiers of his time.
He was born in 1873,
in New York city,
and was educated Mt
Columbia college,
but afterward en-
tered the regular
army, lilo went to
France to putsue his
military studies.
Joined the French
army audScrNed with
such distinction in
Algicrs that he re-
ceived the Cross of
the Legion of Honor.
AftpI'XVpp1 bn sapvaI
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GEN. r. f. LEE. more Marin IMAM
good, and | think the older officers of the
army think So"
June s. Gen. Robert Edmund Lee was APP
pointed to the command of the Confederate
army in Virginia. Thenceforward till the
end that illustrious name stood at the head Of
its roll of generals. Its defeats were his, its
successes his successes. At the time the war
broke out, Robert Z. Lee was an officer of
thirty-siX years standing in the United States
army. He was 80 years old. His father was
"Lght Horse Harry Lee of the revolution
the officer who originated the fine phrase
about Washington, First in war; first in
peace and first i'll the hearts of his country
men"
Robert Z. Lee was opposed to secession, but
he felt bound to the state of Virginia. There
fore, June IS, 1861, the day after the Virginia
ordinance of secession was passed, he went to
Gen. Scott and resigned his place in the
army. He said of his resignation: 1T would
have been presented at once but for the strug
gle it has cost me to separate myself from a
service to which | have devoted all the best
years of my life and all the ability | pos
sessed."
Some of MCClellanS ablest officers were of
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with a few men.
Indeed, the Con-
federate tactic s
t hrou g Ii out the
day, even in tho
fight at Gaines
Mill, Were some
what similar, and
it is only fair to
say they succeeded.
Now, Sumner re-
ported that his
right was going to
be attacked in
stantly, then Smith
was sure the Con-
fed crates were
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SEVEN DAYS FIGHTING.

After Stuart's raid June II, Mcclellan
began to prepare for changing his base of
supplies from the Pamunkey across the Pen
insula on the James river. He did this in
view of nosSibe defeat and disaster
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army of the Poto-
mac till the close II
the war. He was a
West Point gradu-
ate and became
major general Of
volunteers. After
the war he accepted
the place of vice
president of the
Colt Manufacture
ing company, at
Hartford, Conn
AS ALWAYS, Nc
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and lleintzelman at Aliens farm, but was
three times repulsed Magrudcr went in
person to Lee to get re-enforcements in
vain. Leo had ordered IIuger and jackson
of somewhere else.
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so-called seven days
fighting, July /. He
was one of the old
school military men,
having been born in
1902. He was a
graduate of West
Point, and served in
the regular army
from 1916 till 1865,
attaining the rank of
major general of
volunteers. He re-
signed from t II @
army at the close OF
of the war. At Glen
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Heintzelnan,

White Oak Swamp.
AS they faced toward Richmond Franklin
occupied the Federal right, Heintzelman the
left. Reyes corps was kept as reserve
Gen Franklin followed the fortunes of the
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engagement with Sheridan's troopers, and
died the same day
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-07-22
Dickens as an Actor.

Carlyle referred to Dickens as an actor,
having seen him in one of his amateur
performances. He gave it as his opinion
that Dickens genius was essentially his
trionic and mimetic; that with his faculty
of keen and minute observation, his
general alertness of mind and body, his
mobile power of gesture and expression,
he had all the requisites of successful
actor, and that had he lived at great
period of the drama, in the Elizabethan
age for instance. his genius would have
found its appropriate outlet on the stage.
He would have become popular comic
actor, writing humorous piece now
and then, perhaps, as was the custom of
such actors in those days. But while
living under different conditions and
working with his pen, his books still re-
tanned and revealed the native genius of
their author. They had the sustained, if
rather jerky, liveliness, the pleasant
tricks and mannerisms of humorous por-
traiture upon the stage. He was. in
short, born actor.-The Athenaum.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-07-22
The Persian AnteIope,

The Persian antelope seems to be a
duplicate of his distinguished American
relative in a general all round sense: he
is, if anything, even more nimble footed
than the spring heeled habitue of the
west, possesses the same characteristic
jerky jump, and hoists the same con-
spicuous white signal of retreat He is
decidedly simmer built quadruped, how
ever, than the American antelopeY the
body is of the same square build, but is
sadly lacking in plumpness, and he seems
to be an altogether lankier and less well
favored animal. For this constitutional
difference he is probably indebted to the
barren and inhospitable character of the
country over which he roams, as conf
pared with the splendid feeding grounds
of the far west. The Persians sometimes
hunt the antelope on horseback, with
falcons and greyhounds; the falcons are
taught to fly in advance and attack the
fleeing antelope about the head. and SO
confuse them and rctard their progress
in the interest of the pursuing hounds
and horsemen. Outing.
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.TI,e Queens Pine.

In the center of the tobacco ware
houses at the London docks there is an
immense kiln, which is kept continually
burning, day and night, and goes by the
name of the queens tobacco pipe. The
English government has different way
of treating confiscated articles than that
in use in this country, one of them being
to utilize them as fuel for what is termed
~the queens smoking. Whenever mer-
chandise is, seized for nonpayment of
duty, or because it is considered under
the law as in a damaged or unstable
condition, it is taken to this great kiln
and burned there. the owners having no
remedy. The only utilization that is
made of these seizures is from the sale of
the ashes from the furnace, which, to
the amount Of great many tons a
month, are sold by auction to chemical
works, and to farmers and others TO be
used in enriching the soil. There is a
similar but smaller queens tobacco pipe
in the government tobacco warehouses
at Liverpool, these two forming the
points of destruction for all confscated
merchandise in the United Kingdom
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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Important Archaeological Discovery,

At the state department. l read the
manuscript report of NJ. Bissinger, our
consul at Beyrout, Syria, announcing an
important archaeological discovery, which
has caused a great sensation in Sedan, a
town of 10000 people, on the east shore
of the Mediterranean. 1t seems that re-
Gently shaft thirty feet square and
from thirty-five to forty feet deep was
discovered one mile out of town. Cleared
of the earth this shaft led into a rock
chamber, where at the present time more
than sixteen beautiful and perfectly pre-
served sarcoplagi have been found. These
are a clay white marble, save one, which
is of black marble, having a peaked
shaped lid. The marble is highly pol
ished, and some of the sarcophagi arc
wonderfully carved and very beautiful.
They show in bas relief lions heads,
eagles, horses. centaurs. men, etc. Some
are painted, and others have inscriptions.
One is Greek temple. Some are cut of
solid blocks. They are supposed to be-
long to the Egypto Phoenician type of
art, and are very ancient.-Fuller Walker
i'll Kansas City Journal.